Woman killed in elephant attack in Balegundi

Siddapur, Mar. 9: Even before the death of a student in a wild elephant attack in the district, a woman was reported to have been killed in an elephant attack, indicating that there is no end to the excessive wild elephant-human conflict.

This morning, a woman who had gone out to collect shrimp near her house was attacked and killed by a wild elephant in Balegundi Hadi of Valnur village.

The deceased is 50-year-old Jaljakshi (Jul), a resident of Balegundi under Valnur Gram Panchayat and the wife of Swami, a village assistant of Abhyatmangal village.

It is learnt that Jaljakshi, a member of Valnur Gram Panchayat, had gone to collect shrimp near her house at around 10 am on Monday morning. During this incident, the wild elephant suddenly attacked Jaljakshi and threw her at the trunk. It also bit her tusks. Jaljakshi died on the spot after being attacked by the wild elephant.

After the locals informed the forest department officials about this, Madikeri Division Deputy Conservator of Forests Abhishek Kushalnagar Tahsildar Kiran Gouraiah, Forest Department ACF Gopal AA, Kushalnagar Zone Forest Officer Rakshit N Nagar and staff, Siddapur Station House Officer Manjunath visited and inspected. 

Siddapur police have registered a case on the complaint of the deceased woman's husband Swamy to the Siddapur police station. Jaljakshi's body was handed over to the family after a post-mortem examination was conducted at the Siddapur government hospital morgue. The deceased is survived by her husband and three children. Villagers have demanded that the government take immediate action on the human-elephant conflict.

Emergency relief from the Forest Department - Rs. 5 lakh

Out of the Rs. 20 lakh compensation provided by the government through the Forest Department to the family of Jaljakshi, who died in a wild elephant attack, an urgent compensation check of Rs. 5 lakh was given to the family by ACF Gopal AA and Kushalnagar Zone Forest Officer Rakshit in the presence of MLA Dr. Mantar Gowda. -Vasu

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